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– Chief Magistrate steps down to read the chargeHoisted by police officers on an office chair, Shamir Ali, who appeared to be in a non-responsive state, was yesterday remanded.Clad in a soiled short pants and a blue hand kerchief on his lap,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, the assailant was not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.It was further observed that no relatives were present for the injured man who is expected to return to court on June 24 for the commencement of his preliminary inquiry.The accused whose neck was bandaged and who had a tube protruding from it was unable to speak when Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry addressed him several times.After Chief Magistrate Beharry noticed that the man was not responding when she called his name,cheap nfl jerseys, she asked the officer who accompanied him,Cheap Jerseys League, if he can hear her, to this the officer replied, “Yes your worship, he can hear you,Wholesale Jerseys China, he will shake his eyebrows.”Being accompanied by Prosecutor Vernette Pindar,Cheap Baseball Jerseys, Chief Magistrate Beharry then got up from her bench and went closer to him, and asked Ali to clench his fist if he could hear her and understand what she was saying.When he responded with his fist almost closed, the Chief Magistrate proceeded to read the charge.The particulars of the charge stated that on June 8, at the Kuru Kuru Squatting area, the accused murdered his wife, Shameza Ramdat.The Chief Magistrate then told the man that bail would be refused and he was subsequently remanded to prison.Moreover, the facts of the police report were not read in open court.The Magistrate then returned to her bench and inquired about the medical report for the accused.The prosecution indicated while investigations are not complete, his medical report would be available later that day.The Chief Magistrate expressed concern for the defendant’s condition stating that she would like his medical report as early as possible to know how quickly he would be able to recover.She needed to be in a better position to determine his ability to be cross examined,Cheap Jerseys, she said.Taking the condition of the accused into consideration and the difficulty posed based on his inability to speak; The Chief Magistrate said that the nature of the matter and her concerns will be addressed with her superiors. |
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